Publican put in spotlight by mysterious posters

An Ennis publican has been unwittingly thrust into the political spotlight after election posters bearing his image mysteriously appeared around the town.

Totally unimpressed by the actions of an unknown person or persons, Mark Kelly has been work feverishly over the past two days to locate and remove the posters in the Clare town.

He believes someone has gone to great trouble and expense to have the plastic placards produced but is adamant he doesn’t know who. The posters shows a picture of Mr Kelly sitting at a piano and his name at the top. They describe him as running as an independent candidate with a slogan at the bottom saying: “No strings attached”.